Mary Peltola postpones Alaska campaign events after car crash
Politics · Anchorage, Alaska · First reported 25 Oct, 06:41 · Updated 22:08

Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family sustained minor injuries in a Saturday car crash, her campaign said. She is rescheduling events in Fairbanks and Bethel while she recovers; Anchorage police said the collision is under investigation.
- Peltola and her family sustained minor injuries in a Saturday crash involving their vehicle and another vehicle.
- The campaign said events in Fairbanks and Bethel would be rescheduled for later in the week on medical advice.
- The campaign said the vehicle was struck while Peltola and her family were travelling to the Alaska Federation of Natives’ annual banquet.
- Anchorage police confirmed a collision involving three vehicles and said the incident was under investigation.
- The campaign said it had no reason to believe the crash was politically motivated.
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Key facts
- Crash
- Saturday; police confirmed a collision involving three vehicles.
- Reported injuries
- Peltola and her family sustained minor injuries, according to the campaign.
- Rescheduled events
- Fairbanks and Bethel events were moved to later in the week.
- Investigation
- Anchorage police said the collision was under investigation.
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- An earlier Lux report said the Justice Department sued Alaska election officials seeking to block certification of the Senate race if Dan S. Sullivan lost under the reported vote-reassignment scenario; Peltola’s campaign and Senate Democrats asked a judge to dismiss the case.
- That Lux report said the court had not set a hearing date at the time of reporting.
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